Ski boots - Pain?

Hello again J2skiers.

I have just been reading through some posts and generally around the internet and noticed that some people had been complaining of pain in the feet after skiing - I am now on my 3rd year skiing (2 of which I have had my own boots) and I too suffer from this pain - only since using my own boots.
It exists on the outter edge of the foot and often at the top half of my feet.

I usually find it is random when it begins to hurt, sometimes it won't hurt for 2 - 3 days.. other times it will hurt after just 2 hours of skiing.

I believe I know what causes this problem and it's such a rookie mistake, but what was I to know - it was my first time..

When I bought my own ski boots, I went to Greeve Sports in Glasgow and seen a pair of Salomon SPK Kaos boots in the end of season sales. Were £220, now £100... So needless to say, I grabbed them.

Yes, they are freestyle boots and give a lot more flex than normal, but they didn't actually do any proper measurement of fitting.. it was a case of sitting down, sticking the boots on, tighten them up, walk around.. I'll take them.

Since this stupid mistake, is there any possibility that a more professional shop (ie - Ellis Brigham) would allow me to take my boots to them and ask to be properly fitted?
What could they do to have my boots 'properly fitted'.. I don't quite understand what can be done, do they change the sole or something?

Anyways, cheers for reading this and any advice/suggestions are more than welcome - as always!

For good background, do a search for "CEM" on this site. Read as many postings as you can. They will give you a good grounding.

cem is definitely the man to help you with this one. Pablo may be able to point you in the direction of a good boot fitter in your area.

There are lots of things a good fitting shop can do, from fitting new liners to skimming off some of the height on the foot plates that are in the bottom of the boot (terminology probably incorrect!)-they will charge for this so are more than happy to customise boots that weren't bought in their shop.
As someone who also suffers a similar pain from my boots, don't expect to get it sorted on one visit-I have been back to the fitter about 3 times since buying my most recent boots-you won't know how successful you have been until you get quite a few miles skiing under them.

Good luck......

If I remember correctly, the last time CEM came on here and posted again on this subject, he was a little miffed about having to repost it. So as Dave Mac suggests, if you can trawl through old threads about boots you will find some advice from him.

More importantly, next time you buy some ski boots, dont buy them because
a)they were cheap
b) they were a nice colour
c) they were a certain brand and that brand are "supposed to be good"
d) because you thought they might be your size

If you have "odd" feet, you may need professional help ie a proper fitting and insoles maybe. Personally I found that trying on 4 or 5 different pairs in different sizes ensured I ended up with the perfect boot for me. And yes, I do still sometimes get that aching down the side of my foot, but thats usually because I have done them up too tight too early in the day and its usually on the first days skiing so its easily solved. It didnt go away before with my old boots as they were too big and I had to crank the clips tight which ended up with the aching.

My guess would be the boots you got are simply no good for you, simple as that unfortunately. Try EB or somewhere first, but dont buy anything unless you AND the sales person are 100% happy and they offer you to bring them back for exchange if you dont get on with them after a week away.

As above
get proper fitted with custom footbeds and go when shop is quiet, mid week that way you can take your time
try plenty on and the staff are prepared to spend more time fitting you.
Then when you find some that fit, then ask how much they are
hope u get sorted

:lol:

...and ref: CEM, PM him for a recommendation on a boot fitter. I wouldn't go to Ellis Brigham assuming they were going to fix your problems (or any boot fitter), the boot may not be the right size or shape for your foot. I just wouldn't go to Ellis Brigham at Xscape...

I have good experience in Ellis Brigham at the Xscape, but you are right - it may well be the size etc of the boot itself.
I'll look for CEM, thanks for all of your recommendations! :)